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Her favourite was Dilip Kumar and a close second was Dev Anand. Dev Anand lit up the screen with his perfect groomed hair, perfectly fitted clothes and the aura he gave off of wealth and sophistication other stars of his time lacked. Dev Anand could be playing an alcoholic and he would have not a single hair out of place like in “Sharabi” (1964).When I went to Government College University Lahore for my MPhil, my mother’s response was: “Dev Anand went to Government College.” How cool was I!Dev Anand did his BA in English from the college – and fell…

In the process, Dev Anand ended up being paired against at least three generations of heroines, if not four, as he transitioned from his early days where his female co-lead was the bigger star to a time when most actresses were keen on working with him as he sauntered from success to success with that charming demeanour and the winning smile.While most of his early heroines, say, Kamla Kotnis, who was cast against him in his debut “Hum Ek Hai” (1946), Kamini Kaushal, the heroine of his first hit “Ziddi” (1948), Khursheed Bano or Nimmi or Shakila will only be…

When I called from my little corner at the ITC hotel in Mumbai where I was the Master Chef, he answered the phone himself, and his soulful “Dev bol raha hoon” still echoes in my ears. And my hands, which were shaking then, still shake at the memory of our first handshake!Imagine the flood of emotions when my heartthrob Dev Anand accepted my invitation for dinner together. I can’t remember how many times I pinched myself to assure my fevered heart that it was really happening!We talked about his food habits so that I could prepare a menu after his…

The film was ‘Taxi Driver’, a lightly noirish urban romance featuring Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartika, and Sheila Ramani, and especially bittersweet for its hero both professionally and personally, beyond its commercial success. It was not the sole film to feature taxi drivers that year, with Dev Anand’s friend Guru Dutt also releasing his own ‘Aar Paar’, having a similar focus and largely the same storyline, but neither film overshadowed the other.Dev Anand, in his autobiography ‘Romancing With Life’, reveals that the suggestion for the film came from an old friend he met at a recording studio while working for one…

While speaking at a conclave here, the Congress leader said that the BJP wins elections by “distracting” and not allowing us to construct our narrative.He said that Congress is probably winning Telangana, certainly winning in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and we are very close in Rajasthan which we think we’ll be able to win.”That is what BJP is also internally saying,” he said.“We learned a very important lesson in Karnataka, and the lesson was that the BJP wins elections by distracting and not allowing us to construct our narrative,” Rahul Gandhi said at ‘The Conclave 2023’ organised by Pratidin Media…

The team from University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and Harvard University uncovered a crucial component for restoring functional activity after spinal cord injury.The neuroscientists showed that re-growing specific neurons back to their natural target regions led to recovery, while random regrowth was not effective.In a 2018 study published in the journal Nature, the team identified a treatment approach that triggers axons — the tiny fibres that link nerve cells and enable them to communicate — to regrow after spinal cord injury in rodents.But even as that approach successfully led to the regeneration of axons…

In his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’, PM Modi said that he will also be participating in the programme.”I wish that if you are a college student, you must watch this programme to be held on the 26th September and join it. In this, many interesting exchanges are going to take place on the future of India and on the future of the youth. I myself shall participate in this programme,” he said.The prime minister also informed that a big event on cleanliness is going to be organised on October 1, where he urged people to participate.”You too should…

Berlin, Sep 24 (IANS) Relentless Bayern Munich cruised 7-0 past Bochum and climb atop the standings after new arrival Harry Kane provided a hat trick at the Bundesliga fifth round.The Bavarians started highly motivated and created their first clearcut chance through Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who headed dangerously goalwards just one minute into the clash, reports Xinhua.Dominant Bayern opened the scoring three minutes later after Choupo-Moting latched onto Kingsley Coman cutback pass.The German giants gained momentum and made it two with 12 minutes gone when Kane utilized a deflected ball from Alphonso Davies from inside the box.Bochum couldn’t put up resistance…

In a report on “Ground Water Management and Regulation”, presented by Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) during the recently concluded special session of Parliament, it was stated that in the light of India being the largest user of groundwater in the world, where groundwater extraction stands at 245 billion cubic metre (BCM) accounting for around 25 per cent of global withdrawals, and where groundwater is pegged at around 64 per cent of irrigation needs and 80 per cent of drinking water needs of the country, there is a need for translating the initiatives into concrete results.The panel further observed that…

According to the Liaoning Maritime Safety Administration, the incident occurred on Saturday at 10.50 a.m. when the fishing boat registered in Dandong, Liaoning, collided with a cargo ship off the coast of Dalian.The crew of the cargo ship is reportedly safe, Xinhua news agency reported.Search and rescue operation is underway, local authorities said.–IANSint/svn